Supreme Court of Iowa· 5/13/1987

State v. Wilson

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406 N.W.2d 442
1987 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1155

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finding that “[although the publicity [was] inflammatory and contained] prejudicial material, it [did] not rise to the level of pervasive and inflammatory publicity that would deny the defendant a fair trial”
relying in part on Holbrook to hold that visible shackling is inherently prejudicial, overruling prior decision that refused to presume prejudice
holding evidence that a male murder victim possessed child pornography and wore women’s clothing was properly excluded as unfairly prejudicial, since the jury may have concluded that the victim “deserved to die”
“On rare occasions, however, shackling a defendant may be justified despite the fact that some prejudice will occur.”
“[A] defendant is entitled to the indicia of innocence in the presence of the jury.”
“A criminal defendant is presumed innocent until his guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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Judges: McGiyerin, Larson, Carter, Wolle, Lavorato

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